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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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